Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa

Haifa, Israel

Department of Pulmonology

Dr. med.

Mordechai Yigla

Specialized in: pulmonology

The Institute of Pulmonology at Rambam Health Care Campus under the direction of Dr. Mordechai Yigla diagnoses and treats patients with lung diseases. The Institute has several highly specialized clinics. These include the Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, the Clinic for Fibrovascular Diseases, the Clinic for Oxygen and Respiratory Support, as well as the advanced Laboratory for Respiratory Functioning.

The main focuses of the Institute of Pulmonology at Rambam includes asthma and COPD, tumors of the lung, pulmonary hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic cough and unspecified respiratory disorders. In addition, the Institute is highly experienced in treating patients with secondary pulmonary disorders, complicating systemic diseases, drug-induced pulmonary damage and patients with compromised immune system (bone marrow transplant recipients) with lung diseases.

The specialists of the Institute of Pulmonology under the direction of Dr. Mordechai Yigla use advanced technologies in bronchology to diagnose and treat pulmonary disorders. The Institute also specializes in invasive methods, such as diagnostic bronchoscopy, pleural biopsies, and drainage of pleural fluid.

The Institute of Pulmonology at Rambam Health Care Campus also carries out a wide range of research activities, including studies on pulmonary hypertension in patients with end-stage renal disease, the connection between asthma and sleep apnea, a study examining the clinical and epidemiological aspects of Sarcoidosis in Northern Israel, just to name a few.